Harvard University President Claudine Gay announced Tuesday afternoon that she will step aside, following new accusations of plagiarism. Her resignation comes just six months after she was appointed in the top job. Gay’s departure follows heightened scrutiny of allegations that she plagiarized parts of some of her published works and in the wake of a […]
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Upcoming Biden Jan 6 speech to focus on Trump
President Joe Biden will enter full campaign mode when he returns from his St. Croix vacation, including hosting events on Saturday, Jan. 6, in which campaign officials say he will specifically outline former President Donald Trump’s plans to “dismantle and destroy our democracy.” Biden trails Trump, the likely 2024 Republican presidential nominee, by more than […]
Netanyahu says war will go on for many months
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that Israel’s war on Hamas in Gaza will continue for “many more months,” pushing back against persistent international cease-fire calls after mounting civilian deaths, hunger and mass displacement in the besieged enclave. Netanyahu thanked the Biden administration for its continued backing, including approval for a new emergency weapons […]
Bill Clinton & Prince Andrew on Epstein list
A long list of people associated with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is expected to be made public in the coming days. The disclosures may throw new light on the sex trafficking network directed by Epstein, who died in 2019, and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell. The disgraced millionaire mixed with high-profile figures from the […]
Women embrace body hair this ‘Januhairy’
he first month of the year is traditionally a time of change and resolution. Gym memberships spike, people seek new jobs in record numbers and abstaining from alcohol and meat becomes a popular pastime. But over the past six years, this period has also been marked by “Januhairy,” an initiative challenging women to put down […]
300,000 migrants processed in December
U.S. immigration officials along the southern border are on track to process more than 300,000 migrants in December, an all-time monthly high that will likely include record numbers of families traveling with children, according to internal government data obtained by CBS News. The extraordinary number of migrant arrivals this month is the most dire juncture […]
Jan 6 defendant prison time adds up to 847 years
Judges overseeing cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot have handed down a combined 847 years’ worth of prison sentences to more than 450 defendants as of the end of 2023. Sentences spanned from a few days to 22 years, according to court filings and Department of Justice data. Quentin Cantrell, a practicing […]
China’s Xi says China & Taiwan will be reunified
Chinese President Xi Jinping said China would “surely be reunified” with Taiwan during his televised New Year’s address, renewing Beijing’s threats to take over the self-ruled island, which it considers its own. Taiwan split from China amid civil war in 1949, but Beijing continues to regard the island of 23 million with its high-tech economy […]
Women’s gun ownership skyrockets in 2023
Gun ownership among women has skyrocketed over the last few years, and in 2023, women from coast to coast used their firearms to thwart attacks or crimes. Gun sales across the board exploded in 2020, with an estimated 23 million firearms sold and more than 21 million background checks conducted. The numbers smashed records and […]
US military sinks 3 Houthi boats in the Red Sea
The United States sunk three small Houthi boats in the Red Sea early Sunday morning following another attack on a merchant ship as tensions continue to rise in the region. U.S. Navy helicopters from the USS Eisenhower and the Gravely responded to a distress call issued by the container ship Maersk Hangzhao — the second […]
Biden bypasses Congress to sell Israel weapons
The Biden administration decided for the second time in December to approve the emergency sale of weapons to Israel to help it fight Hamas in Gaza. The State Department announced on Friday that Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Congress that he had made a second emergency determination to cover over $147.5 million in equipment […]
Rogue buses bring 1000’s of migrants to cities
Frustrated by “rogue buses” from Texas dropping off migrants by the thousands, the mayors of New York, Chicago and Denver are trying to slow the surge by requiring the bus operators to coordinate arrivals under the threat of impound, fines and even jail time. Last week, 14 busloads of migrants from Texas made their way […]